Coffee machine and corresponding management method
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Solution Overview
Problem
Modern coffee machines require users to repeatedly select beverage options and parameters, leading to prolonged and laborious use, especially in multi-user environments, and resulting in increased energy consumption.
Innovation Solution
A coffee machine with a control unit and user interface that automatically stores user beverage selections and processes them into lists associated with predefined time ranges, allowing for quick selection of frequently chosen beverages and highlighting most selected options.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a beverage selection menu with multiple options and parameters is provided, then the machine can produce a considerable number of beverages with varied parameters, but the user selection process becomes prolonged and laborious
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary analysis of user selection patterns and pre-organizes beverage options into time-based lists. By anticipating user needs based on historical data and current time, the machine prepares personalized beverage lists in advance, eliminating the need for users to navigate through all available options during selection time.
Solution Approach 2:
The machine automatically analyzes user selection behavior and generates personalized beverage lists without requiring explicit user input or configuration. The system serves itself by autonomously learning from past interactions and adapting the interface to each user's preferences, reducing the operational burden on users.
2Adaptability or versatility
If users repeatedly select the same beverages at different times, then the machine can accommodate user habits, but the selection operations are repeated several times making them prolonged and laborious
Solution Approach 1:
The system pre-processes user selection data and organizes beverages into time-specific lists based on when users typically consume them. By analyzing historical selection patterns and predicting future needs based on current time, the machine presents only relevant beverage options, eliminating the need for users to repeatedly make the same selection decisions.
3Ease of operation
If the beverage selection process is simplified by showing only frequently selected beverages, then the selection time is reduced, but the machine may not display all available beverage options
Solution Approach 1:
The beverage menu is segmented into multiple time-based lists, each containing beverages relevant to specific time periods. This segmentation allows the system to display a limited number of options at any given time (improving selection speed) while ensuring that different beverage options are available across different time lists (maintaining overall versatility). Users can access different segments depending on the current time.
Data Source
AI summary
Coffee machine (10). comprising a control unit (11) provided with a processor (12) and connected to a user interface (13) provided with at least one display (14) for displaying beverages (B1, B2, B3 . . . Bn) that can be dispensed by means of the coffee machine (10).